OOP and switch statements - php

Question

I have this OOP code in php
class SSE {
static function setSection($opt_name,array $settings){
var_dump($settings["fields"]);
foreach ($settings["fields"] as $field){
self::processField($opt_name,$field);
}
}
static function processField($opt_name,array $field){
switch ($field["type"]){
case "number":
$number = new Number($field["title"],$field["desc"],$field["id"]);
echo "<br>$number";
break;
case "checkbox":
$checkbox = new Checkbox($field["title"],$field["desc"],$field["id"],$field["color"]);
echo "<br>$checkbox";
break;
}
}
}
class Input {
protected $title;
protected $desc;
protected $id;
}
class Number extends Input {
//protected $fields = array();
function __toString(){
return $this->title;
}
public function __construct($title,$desc,$id){
$this->title = $title;
$this->desc = $desc;
$this->id = $id;
}
}
class Checkbox extends Input {
//protected $fields = array();
protected $color;
function __toString(){
return $this->title;
}
public function __construct($title,$desc,$id,$color){
$this->title = $title;
$this->desc = $desc;
$this->id = $id;
$this->color = $color;
}
}
$test1 = array(
"title" => "Ssadassa",
"id" => "basic",
"desc" =>"this is a test",
"fields" => array(
array(
"title" => "Checkbox input",
"id" => "ba32132sic",
"desc" =>"this is a test",
"type" => "checkbox",
"color" => "This is only for checkbox no another input should have this"
),
array(
"title" => "Number input",
"id" => "basic",
"desc" =>"this is a test",
"type" => "number"
)
)
);
SSE::setSection("da",$test1);
What to do about the switch statement?Later I may add textarea input and I have to go and edit the switch statemt.I have looked here https://sourcemaking.com/design_patterns but I don't know with one fits this case maybe factory no idea.This is my first OOP try.
By the way the array $test1 must not be changed I mean the way some one uses those clases must be the same.Any help really appreciated.Thank you.
Edit:The question is:Is anything wrong if I use the switch statement?Is a better way to do this?

Answer 1

You could create class map, and special methods to create inputs from options.
class SSE { // please rename this
static private $mapClass = ['number' => 'Number', 'checkbox' => 'Checkbox'];
static function setSection($opt_name, array $settings) {
// var_dump($settings["fields"]);
foreach ($settings["fields"] as $field) {
self::processField($opt_name, $field);
}
}
static function processField($opt_name, array $field) {
// recognize class from class map
$class = self::$mapClass[$field["type"]];
$input = $class::createFromOptions($field);
echo "<br>$input";
}
}
class Input {
protected $title;
protected $desc;
protected $id;
}
class Number extends Input {
//protected $fields = array();
function __toString() {
return $this->title;
}
public function __construct($title, $desc, $id) {
$this->title = $title;
$this->desc = $desc;
$this->id = $id;
}
// create object from array
static public function createFromOptions(array $options) {
return new self($options["title"], $options["desc"], $options["id"]);
}
}
class Checkbox extends Input {
//protected $fields = array();
protected $color;
function __toString() {
return $this->title;
}
public function __construct($title, $desc, $id, $color) {
$this->title = $title;
$this->desc = $desc;
$this->id = $id;
$this->color = $color;
}
// create object from array
static public function createFromOptions(array $options) {
return new self($options["title"], $options["desc"], $options["id"], $options["color"]);
}
}
$test1 = array(
"title" => "Ssadassa",
"id" => "basic",
"desc" => "this is a test",
"fields" => array(
array(
"title" => "Checkbox input",
"id" => "ba32132sic",
"desc" => "this is a test",
"type" => "checkbox",
"color" => "This is only for checkbox no another input should have this"
),
array(
"title" => "Number input",
"id" => "basic",
"desc" => "this is a test",
"type" => "number"
)
)
);
SSE::setSection("da", $test1);
Also, you could add options validator to make sure that all mandatory options has passed and there is no extra options.
Why not ucfirst? Because you are able to use camel case class name, for example RichText (textarea with wysiwyg). Or write more smart class recognizer.